Somendra Nath Mitra
Somendra Nath Mitra | |
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President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
Assumed office 22 September 2018 | |
Preceded by | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
Constituency | None |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2009 – 28 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Samik Lahiri |
Succeeded by | Abhishek Banerjee |
Constituency | Diamond Harbour |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1972-1977–1982-2009 | |
Preceded by | Binoy Banerjee |
Succeeded by | Sikha Mitra |
Constituency | Sealdah |
President of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 1992–1998 | |
Preceded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
Succeeded by | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |
Constituency | Sealdah |
Personal details | |
Born |
Katorah, Jessore dist | 31 December 1941
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (2008-2014) |
Spouse(s) | Sikha Mitra |
Children | Rohan Mitra |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta (B.Sc.),(LL.B.) |
Somendra Nath Mitra (born 31 December 1941), popularly known as Somen Mitra, is an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sealdah from 1972-2006. He was the president of the state unit of the Indian National Congress. In July 2008, he left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, named, Pragatisheel Indira Congress.[1] In October 2009, the political party founded by him was officially merged with the All India Trinamool Congress.[2] He rejoined his parent party Congress in January, 2014, before that he resigned from his MP post.[3] He became the president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee for the second time on 22 September 2018.[4]
References
- ↑ "Somen Mitra leaves Congress". Daily News and Analysis. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ "Now, Somen officially a Trinamool man". Indian Express. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ Somen Mitra rejoins Congress thehindu.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014
- ↑ https://www.livemint.com/Politics/cRimr28CPcnovf5Z8uFV0I/Somen-Mitra-appointed-Congress-chief-in-Bengal.html. Missing or empty
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